Just started today....

[momof3]

Hello, I'm new to this and just started today. I have a Bounty Hunter Pioneer EX...nothing fancy...$98.00 Walmart special :o) I wanted one for awhile, I thought it would be something neat to do with my 3 tykes. We live on 2 acres in the middle of nowhere, it's an old town and I guess metal detecting is big here. I'm always finding stuff when I'm working on my land, tools, clay pots, etc. so I figured maybe I would find something nice...coins, etc.

So far me and my 8 y/o have found cans, sheet metal, and that's about it. He's ready to give up but I wont let him, soon our land will be filled with holes!

Amy

[kelroy9]

I just started too, I hope you have lots of fun and find lot of stuff. its a great way to spend a day. please keep us posted on yor finds. big and small.
happy hunting

[PAPPY]

WELCOME to both of our new treasure hunters. You have both picked the most interesting hobby in the world. Don't get discouraged and keep on swinging and you will keep on finding.

[momof3]

Ok, we spent the day digging. We found a metal pendant, it's not old it's from some music school. We found nails, a saw blade, some latch type things, some long nails maybe 10" long or longer, a buckle, and some odds and ends tool type things, hinge type things and one thing we found to me looks like a shackle, I'm going to try to clean it up and see.

My 3 year old daughter gets so excited when it beeps and as soon as I dig a hole she's right in there searching. She moves the worms and bugs....she's not afraid of a thing. She keeps saying "lets go treasure hunting" we may go to a park tomorrow.

[Gregory]

Glad your sharing this great hobby with your kids and welcome to the TQ forums

[bulldawg]

Congrats to ya. Looks like you found a good way to spend time with the younguns.

[sue,uk]

hi Amy! sounds like fun with the kids then! hope you find some great things! keep us posted regards from sue.

[boomer]

You can have fun with a $98 set, or be serious with a $1,100 set. I'd rather have fun. Maybe to keep the kids interested, slip out at night and using a sharp object, bury a couple to coins around the yard, about 3" down. Steer them over the spots later, and you'll have them hooked. Dimes and a couple of quarters should do it.